This week on the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia, the 28th Synod of the Uniting Church in Australia (Queensland Synod) meets for 5 days - 21 to 25 May.
UCA President Rev Alistair Macrae will present the Bible studies within the context of morning worship, with daily themes:
Living Water: baptismal living
Living Bread: Eucharistic living
Living Stones: Living as church
why not sing . . . You love us well musiclyricsmp3
written in theme with these studies
Day of Pentecost (C)
Acts 2:1-21
1-4 When the day of Pentecost had come, they were all together in one place. And suddenly from heaven there came a sound like the rush of a violent wind, and it filled the entire house where they were sitting. Divided tongues, as of fire, appeared among them, and a tongue rested on each of them. All of them were filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak in other languages, as the Spirit gave them ability.
iTunes 17 song collection with full-length arrangements.
Go to iTunes Store, type in "David & Dale MacGregor", listen to song samples, and purchase if you wish. songs include Dare to discover, Renewing the passion, More than anything, Let your light shine ...
For all who are led by the Spirit of God are children of God. For you did not receive a spirit of slavery to fall back into fear, but you have received a spirit of adoption. When we cry, "Abba! Father!" it is that very Spirit bearing witness with our spirit that we are children of God, and if children, then heirs, heirs of God and joint heirs with Christ--if, in fact, we suffer with him so that we may also be glorified with him.
Philip said to him, "Lord, show us the Father, and we
will be satisfied." Jesus said to him, "Have I been with you all this
time, Philip, and you still do not know me? Whoever has seen me has seen the
Father. How can you say, 'Show us the Father'? Do you not believe that I
am in the Father and the Father is in me? The words that I say to you I do not
speak on my own; but the Father who dwells in me does his works.
Believe me that I am in the Father and the Father is in me;
but if you do not, then believe me because of the works themselves.
Very truly, I tell you, the one who believes in me will
also do the works that I do and, in fact, will do greater works than these,
because I am going to the Father. I will do whatever you ask in my name, so that
the Father may be glorified in the Son. If in my name you ask me for anything, I
will do it. "If you love me, you will keep my commandments. And I will ask
the Father, and he will give you another Advocate, to be with you forever. This
is the Spirit of truth, whom the world cannot receive, because it neither sees
him nor knows him. You know him, because he abides with you, and he will be in
you. "I have said these things to you while I am still with you. But the
Advocate, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name, will teach you
everything, and remind you of all that I have said to you.
Peace I leave with you; my peace I give to you. I do not
give to you as the world gives. Do not let your hearts be troubled, and do not
let them be afraid.
104:24 O LORD, how manifold are your works! In wisdom you have made them all; the earth is full of your creatures ... 29-31 When you hide your face, they are dismayed; when you take away their breath, they die and return to their dust. When you send forth your spirit, they are created; and you renew the face of the ground. May the glory of the LORD endure forever; may the LORD rejoice in his works--
sources
songs
writers
ATO 365/Vineyard
Lord of all
Daniels
HS
God is great
Sampson
GBEAT1/various
Where do all the good things come from?
Lemin
DMAC
Praise the Lord, my soul [note: This short antiphonal song based on v.35b could be used as a congregational response during the reading of this psalm]
5-9 The Lord came down to see the city and the tower, which mortals had built. And the Lord said, “Look, they are one people, and they have all one language; and this is only the beginning of what they will do; nothing that they propose to do will now be impossible for them. Come, let us go down, and confuse their language there, so that they will not understand one another’s speech.” So the Lord scattered them abroad from there over the face of all the earth, and they left off building the city. Therefore it was called Babel, because there the Lord confused the language of all the earth; and from there the Lord scattered them abroad over the face of all the earth
Singing the Lectionary Weekly song and recorded music suggestions for worship - based on the Revised Common Lectionary. Suggestions are posted on Wednesday nights, usually a few weeks in advance of each Sunday - Natalie Sims, Uniting Church - Australia
iTunes 17 song collection
arrangements. 